Biomedical Diagnostics

Research Profile

The Biomedical Diagnostics (BM/d) Research Laboratory is part of the Signal Processing Systems Group at the Eindhoven University of Technology. The lab is devoted to model-based quantitative analysis of biomedical signals, taking into account the full measurement chain. Signals of interest stem from a wide spectrum of acquisitions, ranging from MR and ultrasound imaging up to electrophysiological and photoplethysmographic recordings. The main application areas are oncology, cardiovascular, gynecology-perinatology, sleep, and neuromuscular research.

HUMAN INTELLIGENCE IN BIOMEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS

In our graying society, the quality and costs of healthcare are under severe pressure. Accurate diagnostics, through advanced imaging and monitoring technology, is essential to enable timely, minimally-invasive intervention, reducing healthcare costs and improving the quality of life. I want to reinforce the role of human intelligence in the advancement of biomedical diagnostics by considering and modeling of the full measurement chain, from the (patho)physiological sources, to the sensing physics, up to the acquisition electronics. Other than letting machines learn models that humans do not understand, we should use artificial intelligence as a great opportunity to improve human knowledge and develop interpretable models that can be tuned towards effective, personalized medicine.

Prof.dr.ir. Massimo Mischi was appointed full-time professor of Model-based quantitative analysis of biomedical signals at the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e)